Geechie (and various other spellings, such as Geechy or Geechee) is a word referring to the U.S. Lowcountry ethnocultural group of the descendants of West African slaves who retained their cultural and linguistic history, otherwise known as the Gullah people and Gullah language (aka, Geechie Gullah, or Gullah-Geechee, etc). It has been used as a nickname for persons originating out of this culture and ethnic group. The term derives from the name of the Ogeechee River, an area where many of them settled.
People with this nickname
Lillie Mae "Geechie" Boone Scott Wiley (1908–1950), country blues musician
Julies J. "Geechie" Fields (1904–1997), jazz musician
Norwood "Geechie" Johnson, funk musician, member of the band The Wild Magnolias
Buford "Geechie" Meredith (1899–1932), Negro league baseball player
James "Geechy" Robinson, a jazz musician, see List of nicknames of jazz musicians Johnnie "Geechie" Temple (1906–1968), blues musician John " Geechie" Wilson, Raggae dancer 1800s Geechi Gotti, West coast battle rap emcee and Nutty Blocc crip gang member* Gilbert “Geechie Boi/GB” Frierson, University of Miami Football Player Saladine "Geechi Suede" Wallace, Hip hop artist from the group Camp Lo
Characters
"Geechee" Beatrice, an Oscar-nominated role portrayed by Alfre Woodard from the 1983 film Cross Creek Dan "Geechie Dan" Beauford, a character portrayed by Harry Belafonte, in the 1974 film Uptown Saturday Night "Geechy" Joe, a character portrayed by Cab Calloway, in the 1943 film Stormy Weather
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